[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt) › 1.17 # 四十二章經 1.17 English (machine translation) 1.17 - **Language:** English ### [1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.17) A śramaṇa asked the Buddha: "By what conditions does one attain the Way? How does one know past lives?" - [Previous: 1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.16) - [Next: 1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.18) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1) ## Linked texts (1) - [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.17) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.17) · Pramāṇa